1 ON that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
4 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
5 And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
12 And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.

1On that night could not the King sleepe, and hee commaunded to bring the booke of Records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

2And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana, and Teresh, two of the kings chamberleus, the keepers of the doore, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

3And the king said, What honour and dignitie hath bene done to Mordecai for this? Then said the kings seruants that ministred vnto him, There is nothing done for him.

4 And the king said, Who is in the court? (now Haman was come into the outward court of the kings house, to speake vnto the king, to hang Mordecai on the gallons that hee had prepared for him.)

5And the kings seruants said vnto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the King saide, Let him come in.

6So Haman came in, and the king said vnto him, What shall be done vnto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? (now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to doe honour, more then to my selfe?)

7And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

8Let the royall apparell bee brought, which the King vseth to weare, and the horse that the King rideth vpon, and the crowne royal which is set vpon his head:

9And let this apparell and horse bee deliuered to the hand of one of the kings most noble Princes, that they may aray the man withall, whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horsebacke through the streete of the city, and proclaime before him, Thus shal it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

10Then the king saide to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparell, and the horse, as thou hast said, and doe euen so to Mordecai the Iew, that sitteth at the Kings gate: let nothing faile of all that thou hast spoken.

11Then tooke Haman the apparell, and the horse, & arayed Mordecai, and brought him on hors-backe through the streete of the city, and proclaimed before him: Thus shall it bee done vnto the man whom the King delighteth to honour.

12 And Mordecai came againe to the kings gate: but Haman hasted to his house, mourning, and hauing his head couered.

13And Haman told Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, euery thing that had befallen him. Then saide his wise men, and Zeresh his wife vnto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Iewes, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not preuaile against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

14And while they were yet talking with him, came the kings chamberlens, and hasted to bring Haman vnto the banquet that Esther had prepared.

I == Esth 2:23

 

 

II == Esth 2:21

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV == Esth 5:1 , 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII == 1st Kings 1:33

 

 

IX == Gen 41:43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XII == 2nd Sam 15:30 ; 2nd Chr 26:20 ; Jer 14:3-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIV == Esth 5:8

 

 

 

 

1 That night the king, unable to sleep, asked that the chronicle of notable events be brought in. While this was being read to him,

2 the passage occurred in which Mordecai reported Bagathan and Teresh, two of the royal eunuchs who guarded the entrance, for seeking to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

3 The king asked, "What was done to reward and honor Mordecai for this?" The king's attendants replied, "Nothing was done for him."

4 "Who is in the court?" the king asked. Now Haman had entered the outer court of the king's palace to suggest to the king that Mordecai should be hanged on the gibbet he had raised for him.

5 The king's servants answered him, "Haman is waiting in the court." "Let him come in," the king said.

6 When Haman entered, the king said to him, "What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to reward?" Now Haman thought to himself, "Whom would the king more probably wish to reward than me?"

7 So he replied to the king: "For the man whom the king wishes to reward

8 there should be brought the royal robe which the king wore and the horse on which the king rode when the royal crown was placed on his head.

9 The robe and the horse should be consigned to one of the noblest of the king's officials, who must clothe the man the king wishes to reward, have him ride on the horse in the public square of the city, and cry out before him, "This is what is done for the man whom the king wishes to reward!' "

10 Then the king said to Haman: "Hurry! Take the robe and horse as you have proposed, and do this for the Jew Mordecai, who is sitting at the royal gate. Do not omit anything you proposed."

11 So Haman took the robe and horse, clothed Mordecai, had him ride in the public square of the city, and cried out before him, "This is what is done for the man whom the king wishes to reward!"

12 Mordecai then returned to the royal gate, while Haman hurried home, his head covered in grief.

13 When he told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you are beginning to decline, is of the Jewish race, you will not prevail against him, but will surely be defeated by him."

14 While they were speaking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman off to the banquet Esther had prepared.

v 1-3. God caused a king to have insomnia and a random reading of the countries records to change the course of history. They read to the king of the attempt on his life, and he was curious to see what reward had been given Mordecai. They reported that nothing had been done. Perhaps Mordecai was offended at the time, but the Lord was saving the reward for His timing, Rom. 8:28. God was elevating him above Haman in the sight of the king in preparation for what was to follow.

v 4-6. The king was late rising due to his interest in the records, and Haman was as early as he could appropriately come to ask permission to hang Mordecai. The king is still focused on how to honor Mordecai, but Haman supposed the king was seeking to honor him.

v 7-9. Thinking the honor was for himself, Haman suggested the kings robe for the man, and a royal crest be put upon the head of the horse to show that it was a royal horse. The most royal prince would escort him through the city proclaiming honor from the king. Haman was already wealthy and was not asking for money, but he craved even greater honor than he had.

v 10,11. It must have been a great shock to Haman and almost unbearable for him to have to provide all those things for Mordecai and proclaim him through the city. This was an encouragement to Jews everywhere that God had not forsaken them.

v 12,13. When the day of honor was done, Mordecai simply went back to his usual place at the king’s gate, but Haman returned home in humiliation and despond. His wife offered little comfort when realistically predicted that if Mordecai was a Jew, Haman would continue to fall before him. This is a warning yet for any Jew haters.

v 14. He must have been escorting Mordecai through the city a good part of the day, because they were still discussing this when  the king sent messengers to hurry him to the banquet. Even this honor must have been a discomfort to him in his present state of mind.